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WILLIAM R. EDELEN, OF OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TOBENJAMIN F. BRUNDRED, OF SAME PLACE.

SAND-PUMP REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,009, dated December28, 1880. Application filed October 13, 1879.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. EDELEN, ofOil City, in the county of Venango and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sand Pump Reels forOil-VVells; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification. I

The invention relates to improvements in sand-reels for oil-wells andother purposes.

Heretofore sand-reels were generally operated by friction, the face ofthe sand-reel pulley being drawn against theface of the bandwheel;others were operated by means of a sleeve on the bandwheel shaft movedby means of a rack and pinion.

The first devices are objectionable on account of repeated repairsrequired and danger in operating. In these devices the sandreel pulleyis drawn against the band-wheel by means of a lever connected to a longbar and operated from within the derrick. As the convex surface of thesand-reel pulley and band-wheel is very small at the frictional point,there must be considerable manual force expended in operating thisdevice. in several instances the band-wheel and its jack-frame have beenlifted from their bed. Several cases have occurred where the righascaught fire from the great friction on the sandreel pulley andband-wheel, and it is very dangerous near oil-wells. It is furtherobjectionable on account of the sand-reel pulley roughin g the surfaceof the band-wheel and destroying theface of the same, thereby injuringthe rubber belting, which has thus to be renewed frequently.

The second device is objectionable on account of the shortness of thedrum for winding up the sand-line thereon, as the flanges on the ends ofthe drum abrade the line, wearing it unsafe in a very short time; and asthis necessitates a renewal, it is very expensive, as some of the linesare from sixteen hundred to two thousand feet in length. The drum in Infact,

this styleof reels cannot be lengthened, on account of the length of theband-wheel shaft being necessarily short for the purpose of strength.There are other sand-reels which are also operated with a small drum,but they 5 present the same objection with reference to the wearing ofthe sand-pump line.

The object of my invention is to produce a sand-reel that will .suit theoperators as well as the owners of oil-wells, be convenient to operate,and not strain and uselessly wear any of its parts any more than themachinery in common use.

The invention consists in the combination of a band-wheel provided onits sides and near its periphery with pins about parallel with theband-wheel shaft, with a pinion provided with pins upon its periphery, abrake-wheel attached thereto, a brake-band, and mechanism for operatingthe same, constructed as hereinafter described, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved gearedsand-pump reel.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the same, and partly shown bydotted lines. Fig.

3 is a view of the sand-reel shaft, its pulley and operating devicespartly in section. Fig. 4 is a section of one of the driving-pins, alsoshowing the manner of securing it into the resting on the ground. Theband-wheel is 0 provided with a series of pins, a, which may be of solidiron, wood, or composed of pipe or tubing. Said pins engage with pins1), driven into the face of the sand-reel wheel B, and

drive said reel-wheel to elevate the sand-pump 5 as the line is woundaround the sand-reel shaft D. Said reel-shaft is secured loosely into apost, F, being provided with a gudgeon, d, at one end. The opposite endis secured by a similar gudgeon, d, into the lever E. The 100 Fig. 7replower end of said lever E is fulcrumed by a pin or bolt, f, passingthrough the rigid post F. At the upper end of said lever E is secured,by a pin, 0, a connecting-bar, G, which is secured to a lever, H.Connecting with said lever H is a secondary lever, G, which extendsinside of the derrick, for the convenience of the operators of the well.

Forming part of the sand-reel wheel is a pulley, B, to receive abrake-band, c, which is secured to thejack-post A, or to any otherstationary part. There is also a brake-post, I, back of thebrake-pulley, to be relied upon in case said brake-band should break, orit can be used in place of said band.

In manufacturing my sand-reels I preferably make the pins (scoured intothe bandwheel) of tubing, and secure them in the simple and eii'ectivemanner as shown in Fig. 4. The hollow pin is split lengthwise for ashort distance at one end, and a series of holes having been made atequal distances apart into the wheel, short wedges k are secured intothe bottom of the holes, the hollow pins entered therein, and a woodenplug, K, is driven onto this wedge with apin, .90, and maul y, whichsplits the plug and expands or flares out the end of the tubing-pin a. Apin, it, can also be placed on top of the plug K, and be driven thereinto secure said pin a to the wheel.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the teeth a are cast with thesegments A and secured to the band-wheel by bolts a They operate apinion-wheel, B, having teeth b cast solid with said wheel. This pinionis capable of a lateral movement for throwing the reel D in and out ofgear. This movement is accomplished by means of a bar, m, having thejournal a resting in a staple, 0, for a guide. The inclines m and l forma yoke around the rim or flange of the fixed pulley D, to throw thereel-pinion B in and out ofgear. \Vhen throwing the reel-pinion out ofgear the part Z around wheel D serves as abrake, being concave on theunder side, as shown at l in Fig. 7, or the post I can be used as abrake by forcing the wheel I) against it, with the piece l attached tothe bar m, the latter being secured to a lever, H, as in Fig. 1. Thelever H is provided with a stop, J, to prevent drawing the face of thereel-wheel against or too close to the band-wheel.

In Fig. 2 the brake-band c is shown at c as not in contact with thebrake-pulley when said pulley is in gear with the band-wheel; but whenthe wheel is thrown out of gear the brake-pulley comes in contact withthe part c of the brake-band.

Vhen it is desired to lower the sand-pump the operator in the derrickpushes on a lever which moves the bar G, the latter operating the leverH, which drives forward the connectin g-bar G, and thus operates thelever E, which carries the end cl of the sand-reel shaft, and thusforces it either against the brake-band c or else against the brake-postI, which prevents the sand-pump from descending too rapidly.

The description holds good in the modification shown in Fi 5.

As soon as the sand-pump has reached the bottom of the wellit iswithdrawn by pulling said connecting-bars and levers, which draw thesand-reel pinion B toward the band-wheel, and the teeth or pins 1)engage with the pins a on the band-wheel, (which is constantlyrevolving,) and thus wind the sand-pump line around the reelshaft D, andelevate the sandpump, after which the reel is thrown out of gear, andthe drilling can be continued until it is necessary to use the sand-pumpagain.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. The combination of a sand-reel provided with a cast toothed pinion, aband-wheel provided with cast toothed segments secured thereto, a bar,m, having grooved arm I and journal n, with a staple, 0, secured to theframe of the device, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a sand-reel, the combination, with the body of a band-wheel, ofthe hollow pins to, split at one end, wooden plugs K, and wedgepins 70,substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with a band-wheel A, having teeth a a, a pinion, B,provided with teeth I) I), with a brake-band, (J, brake-posts I l, andthe devices for throwing the same in and out of gear, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM R. EDELEN.

\Vitnesses B. F. BRUNDRED, (J. D. W. LILLIENDAHL.

